Acts
Tax on Imports
Final Battle of the war, caused the British to surrender
Battle of Yorktown
The Second Continental Congress met in response to what?
The battle of Lexington and Concord
Who won the French and Indian War?
British and Colonists
How did colonists react to British taxation?
Boycotts
Tax on documents and printed items
First Battle of the war that boosted colonial confidence
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Quartering Act
Forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers
How did the colonial perspective change after the French and Indian War?
Colonists were not impressed with the British Army
Declaratory Act
"We are in charge and you have to do what we say"
This battle showed British determination and was a victory for the British
Battle of Bunker Hill
How did the British respond to Colonial Boycotts?
With the Declaratory Act
How did the British perspective of the colonies change after the war?
British had a negative view of the colonial military
Describe Loyalists and Patriots
Loyalists were loyal to the British and Patriots were supporters of Independence
Townshend Acts
Another tax on imports
Sugar Act 2.0
Turning point of the war
Battle of Saratoga
Who were the Hessians?
German mercenaries hired by the British
Who fought the French and Indian War?
French and Natives VS British and Colonists
The First Continental Congress met in response to what?
2 Intolerable Acts
Ban town hall meetings
Closed Boston Harbor
Another quartering act
All British soldiers who commit a crime in America are sent to England for trial
Surprise attack on Christmas that improved Colonial morale
Battle of Trenton
When did the United States allow African Americans to fight in the American Revolution?
Only after the British began to recruit them
How did the French and Indian War help bring an end to Salutary Neglect?
British were in debt and would now heavily tax the colonists
What inspired the Founding Fathers for independence vs ordinary colonists?